Picture of the Week: Skeleton

Do you think skeletons are cool or creepy? Understanding skeletons is important not only for doctors but for artists, who can draw the human body better when they know how it’s put together....

Phrase of the Week: It’s Safe to Say

“All your practice test scores have been good, so I think it’s safe to say you’ll pass.” We use this phrase when we are pretty sure something will prove to be true. It’s “safe” to say this because there’s no danger that...

Trivia of the Week: Poker Joke

Here is a joke. Q: Why can’t you play poker on the African savannah? A: There are too many cheetahs!   “Cheetah” (the name of an animal) sounds like “cheater” (someone who doesn’t play fair). If one player is a cheater, the...

Modern English Idiom of the Week: Rock-Bottom

“I lost my job and my husband left me and took the kids. I’ve really hit rock-bottom.” When you are digging a hole with a shovel and you hit solid rock, you can’t dig any farther. The rock is the bottom of the hole, and you can’t go any...